m Bee ch. 15. a ch. 15. 9. och. 15. 8. P ch.15.7. ch. 15. 6. r ch. 15. 6. & Or, The plain 3 Heb. tongue. 14 And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth before Beth-horon southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjath-baal, which is Kirjath m The lot of Simeon. 27 And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah, 28 And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families. CHAPTER XIX. The lot of Simeon, 10 of Zebulun, 17 of Issachar, 24 of Asher, 32 of Naphtali, 40 of Dan. 49 The children of Israel give an inheritance to Joshua. the second lot came forth jearing, city of the children of A Simeon, Coen for the tribe of Judah: this was the west quarter. 15 And the south quarter was from the end of Kirjath-jearim, and the border went out on the west, and went out to the well of waters of Nephtoah: 16 And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom, and which is in the valley of the giants on the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the south, and descended to P En-rogel, 17 And was drawn from the north, and went forth to En-shemesh, and went forth toward Geliloth, which is over against the going up of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben, 18 And passed along toward the side over against r2 Arabah northward, and went down unto Arabah: 19 And the border passed along to the side of Beth-hoglah northward: and the outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea at the south end of Jordan: this was the south coast. 20 And Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the coasts thereof round about, according to their families. 21 Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Beth-hoglah, and the valley of Keziz, 22 And Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth-el, 23 And Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah, 24 And Chephar-haammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with their villages: 25 Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth, 26 And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah, BEFORE CHRIST 1444. • ch. 15. 8. the children of Simeon according to their families: " and their inheritance *ver. 9. was within the inheritance of the children of Judah. b 2 And they had in their inhe- 1 Chr. 4.28. ritance Beer-sheba, and Sheba, and Moladah, 3 And Hazar-shual, and Balah, and Azem, 4 And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah, 5 And Ziklag, and Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susah, 6 And Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages: 7 Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages: 8 And all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalathbeer, Ramath of the south. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families. 9 Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them. 10 And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families: and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid: The lots of Issachar, BEFORE CHRIST 1444. ? ch. 11. 8. Judg. 1.81. 2 Sam. 5.11. JOSHUA, XIX. on the north side to Hannathon: and the outgoings thereof are in the valley of Jiphthah-el: 15 And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Beth-lehem: twelve cities with their villages. 16 This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages. 17 And the fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the children of Issachar according to their families. 18 And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shu nem, 19 And Haphraim, and Shihon, and Anaharath, 20 And Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez, 21 And Remeth, and En-gannim, and En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez; 22 And the coast reacheth to Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Beth-shemesh; and the outgoings of their border were at Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages. 23 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar aecording to their families, the cities and their villages. 24 And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families. 25 And their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph, 26 And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to Carmel westward, and to Shihor-libnath; 27 And turneth toward the sunrising to Beth-dagon, and reacheth to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthah-el toward the north side of Beth-emek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand, f 28 And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon; 29 And then the coast turneth to 2 Heb. Tzor. Ramah, and to the strong city 2Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib: Gen. 38. 5. Judg. 1. 31. Mic. 1. 14. 30 Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their villages. 31 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages. 32 ¶ The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, even for the Asher, Naphtali, and Dan. children of Naphtali according to BEFORE their families. 33 And their coast was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum; and the outgoings thereof were at Jordan: CHRIST 1444 23. 34 And then the coast turneth Deut. 33. westward to Aznoth-tabor, and goeth out from thence to Hukkok, and reacheth to Zebulun on the south side, and reacheth to Asher on the west side, and to Judah upon Jordan toward the sunrising. 35 And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth, 36 And Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor, 37 And Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-hazor, 38 And Iron, and Migdal-el, Horem, and Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages. 39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages. 40 And the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families. 41 And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir-shemesh, 42 And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, Judg. 1.85. and Jethlah, 43 And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron, 44 And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath, 45 And Jehud, and Bene-berak, and Gath-rimmon, 46 And Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho. 2 Or, over against. 8Or, Joppa, Acts 9. 38. k See Judg. 47 And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, 'Dan, Judg. 18. after the name of Dan their father. 48 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages. 49 When they had made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by their coasts, the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun among them: 50 According to the word of the LORD they gave him the city which 1 29. Six cities of refuge appointed. BEFORE CHRIST 1444. ch. 24.30. B1Chr.7.24. 1444. • Num. 34. 17. ch. 14. 1. m JOSHUA, XX. he asked, even Timnath-"serah in 51 These are the inheritances, Cities given to the Levites. and not die by the hand of the aven- CHAPTER XXI. the son of Nun, and the heads of the Eight and forty cities given by lot, out of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance Pch.18.1,10. by lot Pin Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing the country. CHAPTER XX. 1 God commandeth, 7 and the children of Israel a other tribes, unto the Levites. 43 God gave HEN came near the heads of 2 And they spake unto them at 2 Speak to the children of Israel, 23.18. saying, "Appoint out for you cities 11.11.35.6, of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses: Deut. 19. 2,9. b Ruth 4. 1,2. 3 That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood. 4 And when he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the entering of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them. 5 And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour unwittingly, and hated him not before 6 And he shall dwell in that city, 1m 35. until he stand before the congregation for judgment, and until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days: then shall the slayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his own house, unto the city from whence he fled. Heb. sanctified. ch. 21.32. 7 And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Ch.676. Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjath-arba, which is Hebron, in ch. 14. 15. the mountain of Judah. fch.21.21. 2 Chr. 10.1. 21. 11, 13. Luke 1.39. ch. 21. 36. 3 And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs. BEFORE CHRIST 1444. n ver. 6. ch. 14. 1. & 17.4. b ch. 18. 1. Num.35.2. • See ch. 24. 4 And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the a ver. 8, 19. children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities. 33. &c. 5 And the rest of the children of ver. 20, Kohath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities. &c. 6 And the children of Gershon 8 ver. 27, had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities. 7 The children of Merari by their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities. b ver. 84, &c. 1 ver. 8. 8 'And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD Num. 35. commanded by the hand of Moses. 2. 9 And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mention-2 Heb. 8 And on the other side Jordan by Deut. 4.43. Jericho eastward, they assigned 'Be1 Chr. 6.78. zer in the wilderness upon the plained by name, ch. 21. 38. out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of 27. Gad, and 'Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh. 1 Kings 22. 1 ch. 21. 15. Num. 85. 9 m These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any person at unawares might flee thither, 10 Which the children of Aaron, called. 1 ver. 4. x 1 Chr. 6. 1 Chr. 6. 59, Ashan, ch. 15. 42. 16 And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and b Beth-shemesh with her suburbs; ch. 15. 55. nine cities out of those two tribes. 17 And out of the tribe of BenGibeon with her suburbs, b ch. 15. 10. ch. 18. 25. jamin, d ch. 18. 24, Gaba. • 1 Chr. 6. 60, Alemeth. f ver. 5. Geba with her suburbs, 18 Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities. 19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs. 20 And the families of the chil1 Chr. 6. 66. dren of Kohath, the Levites which remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim. 8 ch. 20. 7. b ver. 6. ich. 20. 8. 21 For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs, 22 And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs; four cities. 23 And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs, 24 Aijalon with her suburbs, Gathrimmon with her suburbs; four cities. 25 And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; two cities. 26 All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained. 27 And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave 'Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beesh-terah with her suburbs; two cities. 28 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs, 29 Jarmuth with her suburbs, En-1 gannim with her suburbs; four cities. 30 And out of the tribe of Asher, given unto the Levites. Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with 31 Helkath with her suburbs, and BEFORE CHRIST 1444 32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her ch. 20. 7. suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammoth-dor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities. 33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs. 1 See 1 Chr. 6. 77 34 And unto the families of ver. 7. the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs, 35 Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities. 36 And out of the tribe of Reuben, m Bezer with her suburbs, and Ja-ch. 20. 8. hazah with her suburbs, 37 Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities. 38 And out of the tribe of Gad, "Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, ch. 20. 8. to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs, 39 Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all. 40 So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities. 41 All the cities of the Levites Num.35.7. within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs. 42 These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities. 43 ¶ And the LORD gave unto Israel Pall the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they 28.3. & possessed it, and dwelt therein. p Gen. 18. 44 And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there Deut.7.24. stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand. 45 There failed not ought of any The two tribes and half with a blessing are ch. 23. 14. The two tribes and half return. JOSHUA, XXII. 20. Num. 32. Deut. 3. 18. bch. 1. 16, 17. They build an altar. HEN Joshua called the Reuben-heard say, Behold, the children of ites, and the Gadites, and the Reuben and the children of Gad and half tribe of Manasseh, the half tribe of Manasseh have built an altar over against the land of Canaan, in the borders of Jordan, at the passage of the children of Israel. 2 And said unto them, Ye have kept a all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, band have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you: 3 Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the LORD your God. 4 And now the LORD your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of Deut. 29. 8. the LORD gave you on the other e Num. 32. $3. ch. 13. 8. d Deut. 6.6, 17. & 11. 22. e Deut. 10. 12. f Gen. 47.7. Ex. 39. 43. ch. 14. 13. 5 But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the LORD charged you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul. 6 So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away: and they went unto 2 Sam.6.18. their tents. Luke 24. 50. 7 Now to the one half of the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given ch. 17. 5. possession in Bashan: but unto the other half thereof gave Joshua among their brethren on this side Jordan westward. And when Joshua sent them away also unto their tents, then he blessed them, b Num. 31. 27. 1 Sam. 30. 24. 8 And he spake unto them, saying, Return with much riches unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment: divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren. 9 T And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Num. 32. Canaan, to go unto the country of Gilead, to the land of their possession, whereof they were possessed, according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses. 1, 28, 29. 10 And when they came, unto the borders of Jordan, that are in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by Jordan, a great altar to see to. 11 And the children of Israel 17 Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we are not 8, 4. cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of the LORD, 18 But that ye must turn away this day from following the LORD? and it will be, seeing ye rebel to day against the LORD, that to morrow he will be wroth with the whole Num. 16. congregation of Israel. 8 22. 19 Notwithstanding, if the land of your possession be unclean, then pass ye over unto the land of the possession of the LORD, wherein the ch. 18. L LORD's tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among us: but rebel not against the LORD, nor rebel against us, in building you an altar beside the altar of the LORD our God. 20 Did not Achan the son of Ze- ch. 7. 1, 5. rah commit a trespass in the accursed thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity. 21 Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh answered, and |